General Support

The General Support section covers the essential components of an irrigation system. In these articles, you’ll find resources on Basic Maintenance, System Design, Irrigation Terminology, and other helpful topics.

  • Glossary of Terms
    Arc: Circular pattern a sprinkler will rotate or spray. Backflow Preventer: A device installed between the P.O.C. and the control valves that prevent the backflow of
  • Determine System Design Capacity (Flow and PSI)
    When planning an efficient automatic irrigation system, you must first determine the correct Sprinkler System Design Capacity — how much water is available for residential
  • Residential System Design Guide
    This booklet is intended to be used when designing and installing small, single-family residential sprinkler systems. It is set up in an easy-to-follow format with illustrations
  • Drip Irrigation Design
    This guide outlines the application, design, and installation of Hunter’s inline drip products that provide designers, installers, and irrigation managers a new class of irrigation
  • Spring Startup
    When spring arrives and freezing temperatures cease, it's time to turn on irrigation systems and start watering again. However, when you do so, you should take a few very important
  • Winterizing Your System
    Every year, before the first freeze, the ritual of irrigation "blow out" becomes the priority for all irrigation systems that are in regions of the country where the frost level

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